RE: There is a gotcha in setting up your VTA this way...

Posted by John Elison (A) on December 14, 2017 at 21:39:57

In Reply to: There is a gotcha in setting up your VTA this way... posted by EdAInWestOC on December 14, 2017 at 07:09:50:

> Setting up the VTA via a 92 degree setting assumes that the cutting stylus on the mastering lathe is perfectly aligned...
> and that ain't so. The mastering lathe is subject to misalignment and wear like anything.

You're wrong! The purpose for setting SRA to 92-degrees is to achieve a nominal value applicable to most of your LPs. Therefore, unless you intend to readjust SRA for each LP individually, setting SRA at 92-degrees is supposed to provide the greatest probability of achieving correct SRA for the maximum number of your LPs.

> If you want to setup your VTA properly there is one way to do it...with your ears.

The "ear" method is valid only if you intend to reset SRA for every LP. Otherwise, it's best to find a nominal setting that provides the correct SRA for the largest percentage of your LPs. That's the purpose of 92-degrees. It's supposed to be the nominal value that will work best with the largest percentage of your records.

Personally, I don't have the desire to even worry about SRA so I simply set my cartridge level with the record playing surface and be done with it. It works for me and it looks nice.

Best regards,
John Elison

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Topic - VTA check requested - tonyptony 05:22:41 12/10/17 (27)

There is a gotcha in setting up your VTA this way... - EdAInWestOC 07:09:50 12/14/17 (1)

RE: There is a gotcha in setting up your VTA this way... - John Elison 12/14/1721:39:57 12/14/17 (0)

RE: VTA check requested - WntrMute2 16:47:40 12/11/17 (4)

RE: VTA check requested - dave slagle 08:17:13 12/12/17 (3)

RE: VTA check requested - John Elison 21:36:15 12/12/17 (1)

RE: VTA check requested - dave slagle 06:14:58 12/13/17 (0)

RE: VTA check requested - WntrMute2 12:15:49 12/12/17 (0)

RE: VTA check requested - Kingshead 19:24:36 12/10/17 (0)

Cool pic!... - musetap 19:02:53 12/10/17 (0)

Do you want it to look right or sound right ? .... - reelsmith. 15:22:34 12/10/17 (5)

Of course I want it to sound right... - tonyptony 04:45:41 12/11/17 (3)

I was overly blunt ... - reelsmith. 12:09:10 12/12/17 (1)

No problem Dean! (nt) - tonyptony 13:08:55 12/12/17 (0)

RE: Of course I want it to sound right... - Mel 08:08:08 12/11/17 (0)

+1, well put Dean. nt - viridian 19:29:04 12/10/17 (0)

RE: VTA check requested - welly 14:06:08 12/10/17 (1)

Luddite version - M3 lover 13:25:30 12/13/17 (0)

RE: VTA check requested - Mel 06:48:12 12/10/17 (4)

RE: VTA check requested - dave slagle 07:51:41 12/10/17 (3)

I measured about 96 degrees - tonyptony 09:44:10 12/10/17 (1)

RE: I measured about 96 degrees - stereo5 18:36:49 12/10/17 (0)

RE: VTA check requested - Mel 08:18:29 12/10/17 (0)

RE: VTA check requested - John Elison 06:26:01 12/10/17 (4)

RE: VTA check requested - tonyptony 07:05:17 12/10/17 (3)

RE: VTA check requested - John Elison 16:34:27 12/11/17 (0)

Not VTA but SRA - PAR 08:39:32 12/10/17 (1)

Correction noted PAR (nt) - tonyptony 09:39:28 12/10/17 (0)

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RE: There is a gotcha in setting up your VTA this way... - John Elison 12/14/1721:39:57 12/14/17 (0)

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